The Maritime Union of Australia has agreed to end its industrial action at Patrick Terminals at its wharves in Fremantle, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
John Poynton has said it was not his responsibility to inform Crown Resort's board of James Packer's intention to sell his stake in the company to now-deceased billionaire Stanley Ho.
Investors on the ASX ramped up their sell-off after the first debate for the US presidency, and the market had its first monthly fall since the pandemic first gripped Australia.
After falling to record lows in the June quarter, Western Australian consumer confidence has returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the September edition of CCIWA's consumer confidence survey.
Investors have traded cautiously and the ASX has finished flat ahead of a big risk event for financial markets - the first US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Record investment heralds resources resurgence. New data has confirmed WA’s resources sector is enjoying a genuine resurgence with investment rising for the first time since the mining boom of nearly a decade ago.
Lifeline for struggling businesses. Small businesses at risk of collapse will be thrown a lifeline in the federal budget via new rules that will enable them to trade while insolvent.
Premier hits back with his own defamation action. Mark McGowan is attempting to turn the tables on Clive Palmer in the courts by suing the Queensland billionaire for defamation.
The Australian share market and the Aussie dollar took a hit as global markets fretted over a potential second coronavirus wave, particularly in Europe.
Aussie shares finished flat but it was the dollar that climbed; the Aussie rose above 73 US cents following better than expected economic data from China and signs the RBA is unwilling to interfere yet.
The Australian share market finished around the day's highs in what appeared to be investors taking a punt on positive news coming out after the US Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting later on Wednesday.
